Actions needed to restore US' image

Most Chinese people believe the United States is still the strongest country in the world, but they no longer envy it as much or believe it to be the best, because it is seen as being in decline.

The US was so highly regarded in the past that China adapted the US model to build its market economy system. The Chinese financial system is more or less modeled on that of the US, so our central banking was reformed into a system of nine regional branches along the lines of the US' 12 federal districts. We also followed the US in separating commercial banking and investment banking and established many financial institutions, similar to those in the US, that now operate in US markets. However, we were wary of copying the US model exactly because of our different stage of development, culture and history.

Compared to most other countries, the US still has the best universities and technologies, but it has not made full use of its assets in the best interests of humanity or its own people. It wastes a lot of resources pursuing what it believes to be right and forces other countries to follow suit. Using all available means, including military force, to promote US ideology, it is breaking the international order it established after World War II. The war in Iraq and other theaters has not only weakened the US, but also ruined its image as a rational, reasonable, peace loving and just country. As a result, it has lost any claim to legitimacy as the leader of the international system.